Evening departure to Rome

We're off! The bus trip was uneventful; however things got more exciting as the day moved on. We boarded our plane only to find out that we would have an hour delay before take-off due to bad weather east of Washington D.C. Our Air France flight attendants were very accommodating during our delay. Due to the fact that our flight was an hour late, our connection in Paris was going to be a fast transition. When we arrived, we found that there was construction at the airport and it was a little confusing finding where are departing gate was located. First we had to show our passports and then move on to our terminal. As soon as we reached the escalator to take us to our flight we were stopped by airport security. They had closed down our terminal because of unattended luggage. It was frustrating, but also comforting that they were operating such a secure airport. We were soon greeted by a what appeared to be a military policeman carrying an AK-47. He was very friendly and even took time to pose for pictures. After a short wait, we were allowed to proceed to our terminal, but we still had to go through security again and it was flight time! Miraculously, after having our group separated in to several security stations, we boarded our flight (better late than never) and flew off to Rome.

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A series of events will honor Fairmont native and “Forgotten Hero” James Show Maddox.

“This is a really inspirational story of leadership and survival and is an account of a World War II incident involving a young U.S. Navy ensign who grew up on Pittsburgh Avenue in Fairmont,” said local historian M. Raymond Alvarez, who became fascinated by Maddox’s story and has written a 50-page local history publication titled “Forgotten Hero.”

Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art, the Fairmont State University Department of Language and Literature and the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host a two-day Celebration of Issue 35.

Ten Kestrel contributors will be on campus to participate in a panel discussion, as well as give readings from their own work.

On Friday, Sept. 23, from 1 to 1:50 p.m. in Jaynes Hall 304, Dr. Elizabeth Savage will moderate a panel discussion on the topic, “Accessibility,” featuring visiting writers. Admission to the event is free and open to the public.

The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University will officially open a new exhibition, “From Mountain Roots….” in its Ruth Ann Musick Gallery from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9.

Admission to the opening reception and the exhibit is free and open to the public. The exhibition will be on view through mid-February 2017. For more information, call (304) 367-4403.